THE COLOR OF WATER

3. Ruth would go to (BLANK) to escape the worries and stress she had at home in Virgina as an adolescent.
7. Ruth was born a(n) (BLANK).
8. An action Ruchel did as a teen, but Ruth had never done before a random day.
9. Money without what is worthless, according to McBride’s parents?
10. What is the color of God, according to Mommy?
11. Who had the deals in regards to shopping for school clothes?
14. On his way to summer camp, McBride punched a kid on the bus because he thought the kid’s father, a member of the (BLANK), was going to hurt Mommy.
16. Daddy had a(n) (BLANK), and then relapsed a few days later before he died.
17. The “one person [Ruth] didn’t do right by [in this world]” is (BLANK).

1. When Ruth got impregnated by Peter at a young age, she got a(n) abortion.
2. What is the name of the church Ruth and Dennis started?
4. McBride was the youngest of the children Ruth had with her (BLANK) husband.
5. The disease Ruth’s mother had was (BLANK).
6. Ruth used her (BLANK) to cope with the death of Daddy.
8. When Ruth and the kids moved to (BLANK), they found difficulty fitting in.
10. Who was the man that molested Ruth as a girl?
12. What is “school” in Yiddish?
13. Who was Ruth’s first friend as a child?
15. Ruth first found love in (BLANK), a tall, handsome, young, dark-skinned man.
16. Who was Ruth’s brother that died serving in World War II?